ABC recently unveiled something a bit different — a fairy-tale style musical comedy called Galavant. How’s it been doing in the ratings? Is the series a big success or is it hitting sour notes? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
On Galavant, a dashing hero (Joshua Sasse) once lost the love of his life (Mallory Jansen) to an evil king (Timothy Omundson). It’s now time for him to exact his revenge and restore his “happily ever after” — while singing. The rest of the cast includes Vinnie Jones, Karen David, Luke Youngblood, Ben Presley, Daniel Evans, Stanley Townsend, and Genevieve Allenbury.
The network decided to air the Galavant’s eight half-hour episodes over the course of four weeks, to help fill the gap left by Once Upon a Time while that fairy tale show is on hiatus.
The first pair of episodes of Galavant debuted on January 4th and drew a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.42 million viewers. It was an okay debut in terms of the ratings. It wasn’t a hit but the numbers were on par with Once’s more recent ratings — and they were certainly far better than anything else ABC was airing that night.
In week two, the ratings took a big tumble, falling to a 1.3 in the demo and 4.11 million viewers — likely in part due to the fact that NBC was airing the Golden Globes. The numbers for tonight’s episodes will probably be as bad or worse since they’re airing opposite the AFC Championship game on CBS.
Galavant’s ratings certainly haven’t been anything to crow about but ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee reportedly really likes the program. It’s a compatible time-slot filler for Once, the show was featured at the TCA winter press tour, and Lee noted that, “If Galavant does well over time, you can imagine how much fun the company can have with that.”
Still, while ABC could order a second season of Galavant (series creator Dan Fogelman has teased that the first season ends with cliffhangers), it doesn’t seem very likely based on the ratings.
But, what do you think? Would you like to see Galavant return for a second season or do you think this musical comedy should be cancelled instead?
Loved the show and the CAST (esp. bringing back “Weird Al Yankovic,” and the British comedian who played “Xanax.” Quite quirky and funny. Something very different. Keep it ON!
Love it! Different and funny.
Please bring the show back. It is hilarious.
please renew it this is a great show look forward to it
I do like this show, quite witty. And I would like to see beyond a season 2!!
My 4 kids, boyfriend and I love “Galavant”… the songs are funny , we sing them a lot. Even my 4 year old loves the”Lords of the sea” sing from episode 4. I sure hope ABC keeps this series!
I would keep it going. It is fun to watch!
I’d keep it if I was ABC. It was unfortunate that the show went up against Golden Globes and the AFC play-off. Those without DVR or internet at home had a tough decision to make, and if I was in an average American family, chances are that the competing shows would win over Galavant.
But if you focus on the quality of the show itself (even the critics would agree). It’s brilliant, tasteful, and both adult- and family-friendly. I’d love to see more shows (or a movie) like this in the future, Galavant or not.
Love the show! Yessss. at least one more season…
Yes please keep it and renew for a second season
Definite keeper.
Bring it back. It’s hilarious and a bit naughty. Absolutely love it. It’s a great vehicle for some of the fantastic guest stars they’ve had – always a plus!
Keep it! It sure beats the garbage on the air right now. Sick of people crying on reality shows!
A refreshing, hilarous program. Something I never thought I would be interested in…..until I saw the entire first episode. Keep it.
I’d love to see Galavant return! It’s really sad that they put the show on at the same time as the golden globes or the AFC Championship game; alongside them, low ratings are a sure thing! But it’s a really great comedy and the songs aren’t half bad!